The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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Paternal Family Tree: Hohenzollern
Maternal Family Tree: Anna Schaunberg 1370-1396
Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia was created I Duke Prussia. Anna Maria Guelph Duchess Prussia by marriage Duchess Prussia.
On 14th February 1479 [his father] Frederick Hohenzollern I Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach [aged 18] and [his mother] Sophia Jagiellon Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach [aged 14] were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Albert "Achilles" Elector Brandenburg [aged 64]. They were second cousin twice removed.
On 17th May 1490 Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia was born to [his father] Frederick Hohenzollern I Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach [aged 30] and [his mother] Sophia Jagiellon Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach [aged 26].
On 5th October 1512 [his mother] Sophia Jagiellon Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach [aged 48] died.
In 1526 Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia [aged 35] and Dorothea Oldenburg [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of King Frederick I of Denmark [aged 54] and Anna of Brandenburg. He the son of Frederick Hohenzollern I Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach [aged 65] and Sophia Jagiellon Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach. They were half first cousin once removed.
On 11th June 1527 [his daughter] Anna Sophia Hohenzollern was born to Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia [aged 37] and [his wife] Dorothea Oldenburg [aged 22]. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.98%. She married 24th February 1555 her second cousin Duke John Albert I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, son of Albrecht VII Duke Mecklenburg and Anna Hohenzollern Duchess Mecklenburg, and had issue.
1528. Lucas Cranach "The Elder" [aged 56]. Portrait of Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia [aged 37].
On 24th February 1528 [his daughter] Katharina Hohenzollern was born to Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia [aged 37] and [his wife] Dorothea Oldenburg [aged 23]. She died the same day. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.98%.
On 5th December 1529 [his son] Frederick Albert Hohenzollern was born to Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia [aged 39] and [his wife] Dorothea Oldenburg [aged 25]. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.98%. He died aged less than one years old.
On 1st January 1530 [his son] Frederick Albert Hohenzollern died.
On 8th April 1531 [his daughter] Lucia Dorothea Hohenzollern was born to Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia [aged 40] and [his wife] Dorothea Oldenburg [aged 26]. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.98%. She died aged less than one years old.
On 1st February 1532 [his daughter] Lucia Dorothea Hohenzollern died.
Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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On 10th April 1533 [his father-in-law] King Frederick I of Denmark [aged 61] died. His son [his brother-in-law] Christian [aged 29] succeeded III King of Denmark.
On 4th April 1536 [his father] Frederick Hohenzollern I Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach [aged 75] died.
On 3rd February 1537 [his daughter] Lucia Hohenzollern was born to Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia [aged 46] and [his wife] Dorothea Oldenburg [aged 32]. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.98%. She died aged two in 1539.
In March 1539 [his son] Albert Hohenzollern was born to Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia [aged 48] and [his wife] Dorothea Oldenburg [aged 34]. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.98%. He died aged less than one years old.
In March 1539 [his son] Albert Hohenzollern died.
In May 1539 [his daughter] Lucia Hohenzollern [aged 2] died.
On 11th April 1547 [his wife] Dorothea Oldenburg [aged 42] died.
In 1550 Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia [aged 59] and Anna Maria Guelph Duchess Prussia [aged 17] were married. The difference in their ages was 41 years. She the daughter of Eric "The Elder" Guelph I Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg. He the son of Frederick Hohenzollern I Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach and Sophia Jagiellon Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach. They were fifth cousins.
On 20th May 1551 [his daughter] Elisabeth Hohenzollern was born to Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia [aged 61] and [his wife] Anna Maria Guelph Duchess Prussia [aged 19].
On 7th May 1553 [his son] Albert Frederick Hohenzollern Duke Prussia was born to Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia [aged 62] and [his wife] Anna Maria Guelph Duchess Prussia [aged 21]. He married 1573 his second cousin once removed Marie Eleonore de la Marck, daughter of William de la Marck Duke of Jülich Cleves Berg and Maria Habsburg Spain Duchess Cleves, and had issue.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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On 24th February 1555 [his son-in-law] Duke John Albert I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin [aged 29] and Anna Sophia Hohenzollern [aged 27] were married. She the daughter of Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia [aged 64] and Dorothea Oldenburg. They were second cousins.
On 20th March 1568 [his wife] Anna Maria Guelph Duchess Prussia [aged 35] died.
On 20th March 1568 Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia [aged 77] died. His son Albert [aged 14] succeeded Duke Prussia.
Kings Wessex: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Godwinson: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 18 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
John George Wettin Elector Saxony [1]
Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg [1]
Hedwig Eleonora Queen Consort Sweden [1]
Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [1]
Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [2]
Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain [1]
Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor [1]
Sophia Louise Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Prussia [1]
Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor [1]
Adolph Frederick King Sweden [1]
King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [2]
Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [1]
Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [2]
Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [3]
Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [2]
Frederick William III King Prussia [1]
Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover [2]
Queen Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina [2]
King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark [3]
Frederick William IV King Prussia [2]
Frederick VII King of Denmark [5]
Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [6]
King Christian IX of Denmark [3]
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [4]
Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway [5]
Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [11]
King Edward VII of the United Kingdom [11]
Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain [3]
Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England [6]
Frederick Charles I King Finland [6]
Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [8]
Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain [14]
Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden [17]
Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark [13]
Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [20]
Carl XVI King Sweden [27]
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Hohenzollern
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Hohenzollern II Burgrave Nuremburg
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Hohenzollern V Burgrave Nuremburg
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick I Elector Brandenburg
GrandFather: Albert "Achilles" Elector Brandenburg
Father: Frederick Hohenzollern I Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach
Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gediminas Grand Duke of Lithuania
Great x 2 Grandfather: Algirdas Grand Duke of Lithuania
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jewna Lithuania
Great x 1 Grandfather: Władysław II Jagiełło
Great x 3 Grandfather: Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver
Great x 2 Grandmother: Uliana of Tver
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anastasia of Halych
GrandFather: Casimir IV King Poland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Father of Andrew Olshansky
Great x 2 Grandfather: Andrew Olshansky
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mother of Andrew Olshansky
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sophia of Halshany
Great x 3 Grandfather: Dmitry of Druck
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alexandra Drucka
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mother of Alexandra Drucka
Mother: Sophia Jagiellon Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg II Duke Austria
Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert "With the Pigtail" Habsburg III Duke Austria
Great x 4 Grandmother: Johanna Pfirt Duchess Austria
Great x 2 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg IV Duke Austria
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Hohenzollern V Burgrave Nuremburg
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrix Hohenzollern Duchess Austria
Great x 1 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg V Duke Austria 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor 
3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Hainaut Holy Roman Empress 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joanna Sophia Wittelsbach Duchess Austria 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret of Silesia Duchesa Lowwer Bavaria
GrandMother: Elisabeth Habsburg Queen Consort Poland 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King John I of Bohemia 
6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg 7 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia
Great x 2 Grandfather: Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund 8 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bogislaw V Duke of Pomerania
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Pomerania Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Luxemburg Duchess Austria 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hermann II Count of Celje
Great x 2 Grandmother: Barbara of Cilli Holy Roman Empress
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry VII Count of Schaunberg
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Schaunberg